Union Market DC
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Anonymous
Wait till you have children. It’s just better to live in a better place. |
Anonymous
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Hahaha
Let’s compare the nicest house at Union Market with the Connecticut Ave social housing and draw a conclusion that it’s all the same. No it’s not. |
Anonymous
I doubt she lives in public housing if she's a single woman living in Cleveland Park. Good grief. So much weird hostility in this thread, and I'm not sure why you're redirecting it at her when she said Union Market is nice. |
Anonymous
| NP here who also lives between H and Florida with kids. I love walking to Union Market on a nice weekend evening to grab dinner. And the huge green field and courts across the street saved us during the pandemic when all of the playground gates were chained. That being said, I do think some of the pp’s are understating the crime issue. I frequently see alerts and notifications of gunshots/muggings/carjackings/car window smashing in the nearby vicinity of Union Market. I would not live there with children if I had an alternative. |
Anonymous
| If you want actual city feel with kids, this is the best place in the city in my opinion. If you are scared during the day there, then obviously this thread is not for you. |
Anonymous
Not too far from Basis for middle and high school if that fits your family. |
Anonymous
Stuart Hobson, or lottery for 12 of BASIS, Inspired Teaching, CHML, Latin (2 campuses), Two Rivers, Cap City, Adams (if bilingual or attended MV), Washington Global, Haynes, SWW @ FS, DCI (3 tracks) Sojourner Truth, Hardy Some are easier commutes than others, and some kids will do better in different places, but it's not like Deal serves everyone well either. It's also possible to move or apply to private schools for middle. |
Anonymous
| Hell to the No. good luck |
Anonymous
What of these things are good for young kids and can overweight the obviously negative factors like the fact that there are very few other young families in the neighborhood (for obvious reasons). |
Anonymous
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KIPP sounds great and has what appears to be the nicest campus of the local schools right near Union Market!
I honestly didn't think they'd really make NoMa happen rebranding wise but it worked pretty well over time. The H revitalization has been mixed. I don't know your politics but the area near Union Market was the site of a lot of urban displacement and total redevelopment in the last 10 or so years. Many people have no problem with that. Family wise, I get the sense it is mostly people who would have preferred to be on Cap Hill but found H/UM more affordable (a few joke about Hill North like there is Hill East). You do get more a mix of people there than in other total redevelopment areas like the Wharf or Navy Yard since there are a lot more row houses and fewer massive new apartment/condo buildings. |
Anonymous
FWIW, KIPP DC has basically zero white students so I am skeptical that the people promoting KIPP here have any actual knowledge about the school. I am sure that it is good. But for whatever reason, white people are choosing not to send their kids there. TOTAL 2021-22 ENROLLMENT 868 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS 98.3% Black/African-American <1% Asian 1.7% Hispanic / Latino <1% Native American / Alaska Native <1% Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander <1% White non-Hispanic <1% Multiracial |
Anonymous
That’s racist. |
Anonymous
Stuart Hobson is a MS. Inspired Teaching goes to 8th, as does Two Rivers (though I personally would not do Two Rivers for middle). BASIS and Latin are both popular among parents in this neighborhood, and BASIS is a pretty easy commute. The new Latin campus isn't far as well, and there are metro/bus options for both which make sense for a MS/HS student. HS kids can also apply to Walls and Banneker. The truth is that outside of feeding into Deal or Hardy, this is among the best possible situations for MS/HS in the city. Sadly! It's not a great situation. But that's true for 90% of the city, and at least this neighborhood has good options for elementary that include DCPS and charters, a decent DCPS MS and proximity to multiple good charter MS. And then, like most of the city, they will need to either hope they get a lottery spot at one of the few acceptable charter high schools, or get into one of the applications high schools, or move. This is reality for almost everyone in DC, including many very family friendly neighborhoods like Brookland, Takoma, Capitol Hill, etc. |
Anonymous
Walking distance to a school doesn't mean your kid gets in... |
Anonymous
There are many young families in the neighborhood. Like Union Market on the weekends is completely full of young families, and the neighborhood just south of the market is full of young families. I do think that Union Market area, specifically, needs a decent playground and I hope that is ultimately in the plans. It's dumb to have that much gathering space for people and not put in a small playground/park area. Right now there are several playgrounds just south of Florida (JO Wilson, Hayes Park, Swampoodle) plus a really nice playground that is a little walk over to the other side of the train tracks (Tanner Park). But as they continue to develop the old market, it would just make a ton of sense to put in a nice new playground there, sort of like the one down by Eastern Market. It's actually great not only for families visiting the area, but benefits the childless folks too because it proved a place for kids to run around and blow off steam that isn't the middle of the market. |